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In the bridge, Lewis reflects on her own "blindness," using the term "slight of hand" to describe how easily she was fooled before the "lies began to show". Musical Composition

Co-written and co-produced by , "Take a Bow" was designed to be "edgy" to avoid being predictable. Leona Lewis-Take a Bow w

The title itself is an ironic idiom ; while typically used to accept praise, Lewis uses it to mock a partner who "played the part" of a lover while only offering "pretend". In the bridge, Lewis reflects on her own

The song explores the "admirably stark" reality of a failed romance where love was one-sided. In the bridge